Wednesday, December 02, 2009

One of the latest trends in shedworking is converting old railway sheds into modern offices. Pictured above is an artist's impression from Snook Architects of how a Victorian railway shed in Birkenhead might look after Merseyside Estates turns it into 20,000 sq ft of offices with a mezzanine and central communal area with café and meeting areas. Interestingly, according to Place North West, the building was converted into offices by a previous owner but failed to let and has been empty for ten years: let's hope it's shedworking time has come. Thanks to Jo Disney for the alert.

'It was a challenge.' Lorenz Grollo used these words a lot in describing his company's mammoth task: restoring the 120-year-old No. 2 Goods Shed in Docklands. This was no ordinary upgrade. It was about turning a rusting and deteriorating steel and brick hulk - 110 metres long and 35 metres wide, stretching from Collins Street to Bourke Street - into a modern building with a five-star environmental rating, and ensuring its long-term commercial future.

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